How much does it cost to paint a whole house in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?

Roughly $2,400 to $3,600 inside and $1,900 to $2,800 outside for a 2,000 square foot home in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington. Booking both together usually comes in below the sum of the two.

Is it cheaper to book interior and exterior together in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?

Usually, because mobilisation and quoting happen once instead of twice. This is true in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington and everywhere else, since it is about the contractor's overhead rather than the local market.

Is this a quote for a job in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington?

No. It is a modelled range built from the local wage. Nobody has seen your walls or your prep condition.

House Painting Cost in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington

Painting a whole house in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, inside and out, runs $2,400 to $3,600 for the interior plus $1,900 to $2,800 for the exterior, both at Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington’s own wage of $29.01 an hour. Booked together most contractors price it below the two added separately.

Interior, by size

Interior painting by home size, national mean wage
Home size	Surface sq ft	Labour	Materials	Typical range
1,000 sq ft	2,750	$1,003	$495	$1,200 to $1,800
1,500 sq ft	4,125	$1,504	$743	$1,800 to $2,700
2,000 sq ft	5,500	$2,006	$990	$2,400 to $3,600
2,500 sq ft	6,875	$2,507	$1,238	$3,000 to $4,500
3,000 sq ft	8,250	$3,009	$1,485	$3,600 to $5,400
4,000 sq ft	11,000	$4,012	$1,980	$4,800 to $7,200

At Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington's own wage of $29.01/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.

Exterior, by size

Exterior painting by home size, national mean wage
Home size	Surface sq ft	Labour	Materials	Typical range
1,000 sq ft	1,500	$798	$375	$950 to $1,400
1,500 sq ft	2,250	$1,197	$563	$1,400 to $2,100
2,000 sq ft	3,000	$1,596	$750	$1,900 to $2,800
2,500 sq ft	3,750	$1,994	$938	$2,350 to $3,500
3,000 sq ft	4,500	$2,393	$1,125	$2,800 to $4,200
4,000 sq ft	6,000	$3,191	$1,500	$3,750 to $5,650

At Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington's own wage of $29.01/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.

Why booking both together costs less

A contractor pricing two separate jobs carries two lots of mobilisation: quoting, scheduling and getting a crew to your address twice rather than once. Combined, that overhead happens once, paint is bought in a larger quantity, and a crew already on site for the interior has no gap to price around before starting the exterior. It is reasonable to ask for a combined price below the two quoted separately, in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington or anywhere else.

How Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington compares

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington ranks 40 of 361 US metros by painter wage, one of the highest-paying metros in the country. See the full cost breakdown for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, including cabinets.